7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 6)

I just took a load of clean laundry out of the dryer -- and promptly threw the whole thing back into the washing machine, which was already filling with soapy water, instead of putting in the dirty clothes at my feet.

I fully expect to put the milk into the oven by the end of the day.

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I love Trader Joe's. (If you don't know Trader Joe's -- and you have my sympathies if you don't -- they are a healthy, quirky grocery store with amazing prices. It's like a discount Whole Foods with a surfer attitude.)

I am absolutely giddy over their food; someday, I might do a post about my favorite TJ's products. But I love the store's sense of humor as much as I love their stuff.

This past week, I picked up their monthly flyer -- motto: As Always, Free, And Worth Every Penny -- and laughed out loud at the following line: "Trader Joe's Home Style Braised Beef Short Ribs with Potatoes and Carrots (henceforth slightly shortened to TJHSBBSRwP&C)....

Seriously. When was the last time your grocery store made you snort coffee out your nose?

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Corey sent me this picture today; he snapped it outside his office window.That would be a momma goose and a papa goose and 16 (SIXTEEN!) goslings (or "yellow puff balls," as Corey calls them). We didn't even know it was possible for a goose couple to have that many babies.

Do you think they used infertility treatments? (Just kidding.)

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I Tweeted this on Wednesday, but I think it's worth sharing on the blog.

"This is how you know you live in Minnesota: The neighbors have turned on their AC because the forecasted high for today is 75."

That is SO TRUE. My in-laws, who are quintessential Minnesotans, start complaining about the "heat" when it gets 78. They keep their house -- winter and summer -- around 65, because that's comfortable to them. When I first started dating Corey, I had to take over an extra sweatshirt just to eat dinner at their house.

Minnesotans crack me up.

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Here are two pictures I took of Teyla in the last 24 hours. Between the two of them, they perfectly capture the cuteness and curiosity that is Teyla.

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I bought this coat at Target a few weeks ago, and I get about 10 shades of happy when I wear it.I have actually coordinated outfits to go with the coat, instead of letting the coat be an accessory to the clothes. This is unusual behavior for me. But it makes me smile, so I'm going with it.

Your laundry story made me grin, I will not tell you how many times I have done that.That coat is beyond cute.Hey, 75 is WARM! That's shorts and flip flop weather! Hey, we break out the Capris and tank-tops at 55.

How I love Trader Joe's. For Mother's Day, my very domestic daughter gave me a Trader Joe's Cookbook (available at Barnes & Nobles) in which every ingredient in every recipe comes from TJ's. All that and a Chick-Fil-A withing easy driving distance? Yes, I am truly blessed! May Teyla always love a good book!